My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

The family went to the casino to pay off the remaining one or two taels of silver.

Si Xingzhi was open-minded. Although he still felt a little wronged, he thought that suffering a loss was a blessing, so he didn't say anything more.

The younger sister was filled with anger and regret. She felt that although her elder sister was clever enough to come up with something as good as selling pumpkin pie, she wasn't cut out for business. If she went, she would have to bring back at least two taels of silver.

But going to the casino to pay back the money was not going smoothly.

The casino owner squinted at Si Xingzhi, refusing to take the silver. He sneered, "It's been so long since you've returned it. Is it really that easy to borrow my money?"

Si Xingzhi's heart trembled. He knew that the money in the casino had to be paid with interest, and the interest was not something he could ever pay off.

The younger sister was anxious and said quickly, "Brother, didn't you promise me a few days' grace last time? I paid back the two taels of silver the next day, and until today... it hasn't been that long."

"I said I'd extend the time limit for a few days, but I didn't say I didn't want interest. Dahu, calculate how much interest I'll have on three taels of silver." The casino owner looked at the people in front of him sarcastically, "Oh no, I'm the kindest person. Forget the two taels of silver, but let's calculate the remaining one tael."

Wanting to escape from him so easily? That's a dream.

The reason he had extended the deadline last time was because he was certain the Si family had no money. The longer he struggled, the greater the price they would have to pay. He had his eye on the Si family's girl; she was pretty, bold, and a bit reckless. If he could get her back, he could show her that following him was the right path.

I just didn't expect that the Si family had gathered the money so early.

The casino owner secretly resented him. He wasn't a philanthropist. He thought he was dreaming about not getting his money back after losing it. Even if he couldn't get the Si family's youngest daughter, he would make the Si family suffer.

The man called Da Hu came over quickly and said, "You owe me one ounce of silver. If you delay payment for four days, that's two hundred coins a day. That's eight hundred coins a day. You should pay eight hundred coins more."

The younger sister's eyes widened: "Eight hundred coins? Why don't you just go and rob them!"

"Miss, stop talking nonsense. We are doing a legitimate business. How can we rob people?"

The words of the casino owner made the Si family so angry that they wanted to vomit blood, especially the younger sister. She had worked hard all these days, borrowing money and selling cakes, but she didn't earn much. The casino asked for an interest of 800 Wen?

dream!

Aunt Jin was very scared. She hated causing trouble the most. She pulled Si Muyan aside and whispered, "Miss, why don't you just... forget it."

The money I earned these few days, after all the miscellaneous expenses, amounted to one tael of silver and nine hundred coins. I had originally planned to pay back the one tael of silver and use the remaining one hundred coins to buy something to see if I could make something else to eat.

It’s useless now. I only have a hundred coins left. What can I buy with it?

The casino owner's eyes darkened as he sized Si Muyan up. He wondered if this girl actually had a knack for making money? In other words, if they were asked to pay 800 wen in interest, would they be able to do so? He felt a little regretful. He should have asked for more interest.

But once the words were out loud, it was hard to change them, so he turned around in dissatisfaction and glared at Dahu.

Si Muyan took the one or two taels of silver from Si Xingzhi, weighed it, and said with a smile, "If the boss doesn't want it, there's nothing we can do. My father originally owed you one or two taels of silver, and he paid it back a long time ago. As for the rest, it was compensation for smashing your table last time, so it wasn't even worth one or two taels of silver. Let's go back."

"Stop!" the casino owner shouted. "Who said I don't want it? Paying back debts is a matter of course. We agreed on three taels of silver last time. Now you don't want to pay it back?"

Si Muyan chuckled: "If you don't want to pay back the money, why bother making this trip? It's just that the boss asked for too much, we dare not agree. One tael of silver, take it or not."

The casino owner was probably stunned for a moment because he didn't expect her to be so tough.

Instead, a few big men came up from behind him and stood in front of the Si family. They were all fat and strong, and their imposing aura was intimidating just by standing there. Si Xingzhi and the others unconsciously took two steps back, feeling a little scared.

Si Xingzhi's eyes wandered, and he looked at Si Muyan for help: "Big sister?"

Si Muyan was lying when she said she was not afraid. Her heart was pounding, but she pretended to be calm on her face.

After all, she'd seen more of the world in the modern era, and she could analyze things. It was true these people were casino thugs, but they weren't desperate rogues. Ultimately, they were just after money. So what was the difference between them refusing to budge for the sake of eight hundred coins?

To be honest, although this casino is small-scale and only open to ordinary people, it is much richer than the Si family. The casino will definitely not cause trouble for a few taels of silver.

"The boss said it's a legitimate business, but I don't know what kind of legitimate business would charge a 20% interest rate a day. I also don't know what kind of legitimate business wouldn't dare open its doors to let people in and out, but instead set up shop in the village, with guards every three steps and every ten steps outside." Si Muyan remained calm from beginning to end. "Although we are ordinary people, we are not ignorant. You said the money for smashing the table was two taels, and we agreed without hesitation. But if we report it to the police, how much will the price be?"

As soon as these words came out, the casino owner's expression suddenly changed: "Are you threatening me?"

Si Muyan shook her head. "How can it be a threat? If I felt it was unfair, I would have reported it to the police long ago. Aren't we the ones being threatened? Boss, you are so aggressive, but you won't allow us to protect ourselves?"

At that time, casinos, like brothels, were not illicit businesses, but they were also regulated. After all, gambling was associated with them, attracting all kinds of people. Such places were naturally under the jurisdiction of the government. Even with strong backing, casinos did not want to be constantly inspected by the government, as this was too damaging to their health.

Moreover, those who really have strong backing would not open such a small casino, but would directly open a large gambling house in the city.

Si Muyan was just gambling, betting that the boss wouldn't make such a big fuss over eight hundred coins.

As expected, the casino owner's eyes flashed. He looked at the one or two taels of silver in Si Muyan's hand and said coldly, "Forget it. Seeing that your family consists of the elderly, the weak, women and children, and you don't even have a family to support yourself, I won't take the eight hundred wen interest."

Si Muyan, knowing when to stop, stepped forward and handed over a tael of silver, saying, "Thank you for your consideration, boss!"

After taking the Si family out of the casino, the other people were still confused and had no idea what had happened.

Si Xingzhi was worried and asked, "Is this... is this solved?"

The younger sister glared at him and said, "Dad, do you still think you can't solve this problem? If you go gambling again in the future, don't come back, and don't say you are a member of the Si family!"

Si Xingzhi lowered his head guiltily: "I won't gamble anymore, I really won't gamble anymore."